I finished the poncho two weeks ago but never got around to taking pictures of it. Time keeps slipping away these days. Anyway, here it is. I just love, love, love the color changes. So glad I decided to use both skeins on one simple project, instead of splitting them up for hats. (Um, ignore…
Category: life lately
Three on Thursday :: on my mind
Three things I’ve been thinking about a lot these days. 1.This. I’m not a feminist at all, but I can’t understand why there must be a difference between men and women in the workplace. Yes, men and women are different and sometimes that makes one of them better for the job, but caring men can…
Knitting & reading
This is what happens when you leave your knitting outside during the night. It got wet. We were so tired last night that I left my knitting bag on the porch and there was a big shower early this morning. Oh well, luckily it was the cotton project I’m working on (potholders again), not the…
Keep calm and craft on
It really feels like that, right now.Yesterday and today we had to be at the new house early because we were awaiting deliveries (material to repair the cesspit). That meant getting up even earlier than normal, getting ready faster than usual. Not the best way to start the day.But once we’re at the house, I…
Right now
Right now I am… :: sitting on the porch of the new house:: listening to the birds singing:: looking at that view (I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of it):: so happy that we have internet there now. Still no electricity though, so I have to be mindful about my battery.:: thinking that being…
Giant potholders (or: so maybe gauge does matter – a little bit)
I needed a simple and washable project to take with me to the house. So I decided to knit some potholders. I have been doing that the same way for years now.Just knit diagonal squares by casting on three stitches, make a stitch in the second stitch of every row until I have sixty stitches,…
Three things – a good day
Three things I did yesterday: :: freak out when I heard T. on the phone saying ‘we will be there in 30 minutes’. We had to go to the house because they were digging out the cesspit. It’s a 30-minute drive, so that could work. But I had to pack food and water for the…
Knitting & reading – a little bit obsessed
– Knitting I’ve finished the poncho and the potholders, so right now I’m thinking about what to make next. I want to use up my ‘stash’ (don’t laugh, pictures below show all I have) before I buy new yarn (that will be a bit of a challenge on this island), but I’m not sure what…
Cheaper than therapy
Last week I was looking at my knitting projects and not feeling it at all. I didn’t like how the potholders were working out (more on that later this week) and the poncho was still in the phase of endless stockinette. I needed something a bit more fun and a bit more capable of taking…
Weekend adventures
It was a weekend full of ups and downs and apparently I didn’t feel like taking pictures, since this is the only one I’ve got. Oh well, sometimes it’s like that.I had a minor breakdown (it seems it took some time for my mom’s condition to sink in, but right now I’m having a bit…